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* The bluntly titled ''[[Film/EbirahHorrorOfTheDeep Godzilla Vs. the Sea Monster]]'', where the King of the Monsters faces off against Ebirah, a giant crustacean monster.** Heck, Franchise/{{Godzilla}} himself certainly applies. In [[Film/{{Gojira}} the first film]], he's even shown sleeping underwater. ''Film/Godzilla2014'' reinforces this aspect of his nature by having the rapid-fire opening credit sequence juxtapose antique artistic depictions of sea monsters in books and maps with {{Retraux}} footage of Godzilla swimming around in TheFifties.

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* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' and related films:** The bluntly titled ''[[Film/EbirahHorrorOfTheDeep Godzilla Vs. the Sea Monster]]'', where the King of the Monsters faces off against Ebirah, a giant crustacean monster.** Heck, Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Godzilla himself certainly applies. In [[Film/{{Gojira}} the first film]], he's even shown sleeping underwater. ''Film/Godzilla2014'' reinforces this aspect of his nature by having the rapid-fire opening credit sequence juxtapose antique artistic depictions of sea monsters in books and maps with {{Retraux}} footage of Godzilla swimming around in TheFifties.

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** One monstrosity sent to kill the heroes in ''Film/YamatoTakeru'' is the fish-like many-tentacled Kaishin Muba.

** Titanosaurus from ''Film/TerrorOfMechagodzilla'' is another giant aquatic dinosaur. He's generally a NonMaliciousMonster, but an evil scientist mind controls him to help Mechagodzilla defeat the Big G.

** Gubira of the original ''Series/{{Ultraman'' is a giant narwhal-like beast with [[ThisIsADrill a drill for a horn]] who goes by [[BossSubtitles the subtitle]] "Deep Sea Monster". The giant lizard Gesura, the two-bodied bat-starfish Pestar, and the whale-toad Gamakujira would also count.** The first episode of ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman'' features a battle between two sea monsters, the sponge-based Takkong and the seaweed like Zazahn. Later on Ultraman Jack would have to battle several others, including a mated pair of dragon-like, weather-controlling monsters called Seamons and Seagorath, the jellyfish-like Varricane, and the fish-dinosaur mix Muruchi.

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** Gubira of the original ''Series/{{Ultraman'' ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' is a giant narwhal-like beast with [[ThisIsADrill a drill for a horn]] who goes by [[BossSubtitles the subtitle]] "Deep Sea Monster". The giant lizard Gesura, the two-bodied bat-starfish Pestar, and the whale-toad Gamakujira would also count.** Eleking from ''Series/UltraSeven'' is a PsychoElectricEel kaiju, who, while appearing in a lake in his original series, has appeared in the ocean in other shows. Seven also battled a monster called Guyros, a giant mass of octopus tentacles controlled by the mysterious Nonmalts, while Iron Rocks, a monstrous robot built by aliens from the remains of WW2-era submarines and warships could also be considered one.** The first episode of ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman'' features a battle between two sea monsters, the sponge-based Takkong and the seaweed like seaweed-like Zazahn. Later on Ultraman Jack would have to battle several others, including a mated pair of dragon-like, weather-controlling monsters called Seamons and Seagorath, the jellyfish-like Varricane, and the fish-dinosaur mix Muruchi.

** Series/UltramanDyna once battled a sea serpent named Dipras in one episode. Later on, he faced off the aquatic bigger-than-Ultraman alien Spume and its [[GiantEnemyCrab crab-like]] enforcer Reicubas.

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** Series/UltramanDyna once battled a sea serpent named Dipras in one episode. Later on, he faced off the aquatic bigger-than-Ultraman alien Spume and its [[GiantEnemyCrab crab-like]] enforcer Reicubas.Reicubas.** ''Series/UltramanGaia''''s Bokurag was a crab-fish-lizard mix made partially out of water, meaning it was effectively invisible to XIG's monster-detection technology whenever it swam.

** Maga-Jappa from ''Series/UltramanOrb'' is the Kind Demon Beast of Water. While the characters actually encounter him at a lake, his seahorse-like appearance and ability to render water foul-smelling with his presence suggests he's mainly an ocean monster.

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** Maga-Jappa from ''Series/UltramanOrb'' is the Kind [[ElementalEmbodiment King Demon Beast of Water.Water]]. While the characters actually encounter him at a lake, his seahorse-like appearance and ability to render water foul-smelling with his presence suggests he's mainly an ocean monster.

* The ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' world has buckets of these, as detailed in the Seas of Blood supplement to the early 90s naval warfare spin-off Man'O'War and the 2011 Pirate-themed spin-off Dreadfleet. Warhammer's giant sea monsters include the classic giant squid Kraken and the horrific Black Leviathan (a humongous deep-sea angler fish that could swallow small ships whole), as well as the Narwhal-like Behemoth, the giant crab Promethean the Sea Dragon, the giant merman Triton, the Sea Elemental and the giant shark Megalodon. Dreadfleet has its own zombie sea monsters -- the Sea Giant, Bone Hydra and Leechwyrm -- and even a ship made from the rotting undead carcass of an Orb Leviathan (possibly the same species as Man'O'War's Black Leviathan, maybe not). Finally smaller, but still huge, sea monsters are available from Forge World to use in land-based Warhammer armies in the shape of the Merwyrm and its variants, and the Dark Elf army has access to aquatic Hydras, Sea Dragons and the abyssal tentacled fiend Kharybdis.

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* The ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' world has buckets of these, as detailed in the Seas of Blood supplement to the early 90s naval warfare spin-off Man'O'War ''TabletopGame/ManOWar'' and the 2011 Pirate-themed spin-off Dreadfleet.''Dreadfleet''. Warhammer's giant sea monsters include the classic giant squid Kraken and the horrific Black Leviathan (a humongous deep-sea angler fish that could swallow small ships whole), as well as the Narwhal-like Behemoth, the giant crab Promethean the Sea Dragon, the giant merman Triton, the Sea Elemental and the giant shark Megalodon. Dreadfleet has its own zombie sea monsters -- the Sea Giant, Bone Hydra and Leechwyrm -- and even a ship made from the rotting undead carcass of an Orb Leviathan (possibly the same species as Man'O'War's Black Leviathan, maybe not). Finally smaller, but still huge, sea monsters are available from Forge World to use in land-based Warhammer armies in the shape of the Merwyrm and its variants, and the Dark Elf army has access to aquatic Hydras, Sea Dragons and the abyssal tentacled fiend Kharybdis.

* There are some large aquatic creatures in ''WorldOfWarcraft''. Notable examples include Ghaz'rankha, a giant hydra that's a boss in Zul'gurub raid instance (gaint hydras also appear as bosses in Zul'zarrak and the Underbog), and The Lurker Below, a boss in Serpentshrine Cavern raid whose ingame model is actually called "kraken". Some of the larger naga may count for this trope too, their queen Azhara most certainly does.** Hydra in World of Warcraft are lizards with three heads. They have two legs and a heavy tail, so they basically move on a tripod as well. Normal ones are about the size of a wooly mammoth or so, but bosses are a little bigger. The Lurker Below is big enough to be a genuine kraken, and three other things in the game share its same ingame model: two similar wild animals related to specific quests and a sea goddess.

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* There are some large aquatic creatures in ''WorldOfWarcraft''.''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Notable examples include Ghaz'rankha, a giant hydra that's a boss in Zul'gurub raid instance (gaint hydras also appear as bosses in Zul'zarrak and the Underbog), and The Lurker Below, a boss in Serpentshrine Cavern raid whose ingame model is actually called "kraken". Some of the larger naga may count for this trope too, their queen Azhara most certainly does.** Hydra in World ''World of Warcraft Warcraft'' are lizards with three heads. They have two legs and a heavy tail, so they basically move on a tripod as well. Normal ones are about the size of a wooly mammoth or so, but bosses are a little bigger. The Lurker Below is big enough to be a genuine kraken, and three other things in the game share its same ingame model: two similar wild animals related to specific quests and a sea goddess.

* Since the TropeCodifier of [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} all Japanese kaiju]] was a SeaMonster, the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' has lots of marine {{kaiju}}. Examples include:** Gubira of the original ''Series/{{Ultraman'' is a giant narwhal-like beast with [[ThisIsADrill a drill for a horn]] who goes by [[BossSubtitles the subtitle]] "Deep Sea Monster". The giant lizard Gesura, the two-bodied bat-starfish Pestar, and the whale-toad Gamakujira would also count.** The first episode of ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman'' features a battle between two sea monsters, the sponge-based Takkong and the seaweed like Zazahn. Later on Ultraman Jack would have to battle several others, including a mated pair of dragon-like, weather-controlling monsters called Seamons and Seagorath, the jellyfish-like Varricane, and the fish-dinosaur mix Muruchi.** Leilons from ''Series/UltramanTiga'' was a FriendlyPlayfulDolphin turned into a kaiju by nuclear waste leaking into the ocean. Despite now being a giant monster, he still maintains his Friendly Playful personality, even when battling Tiga.** Series/UltramanDyna once battled a sea serpent named Dipras in one episode. Later on, he faced off the aquatic bigger-than-Ultraman alien Spume and its [[GiantEnemyCrab crab-like]] enforcer Reicubas.** ''Series/UltramanMebius''' Arigera is an eyeless pterodactyl-like kaiju that can glide through seas and skies alike at supersonic speed.** Maga-Jappa from ''Series/UltramanOrb'' is the Kind Demon Beast of Water. While the characters actually encounter him at a lake, his seahorse-like appearance and ability to render water foul-smelling with his presence suggests he's mainly an ocean monster.

** {{Monstrous Seal}} - Yet another straight-up real animal. The Elephant Seal in particular is the biggest of the lot, growing 16-20 feet long and weighing 3-4,000 kilograms (that's right - an Elephant Seal may grow to the size of an elephant!).

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** {{Monstrous Seal}} - Yet another straight-up real animal. The Elephant Seal in particular is the biggest of the lot, growing 16-20 feet long and weighing 3-4,000 kilograms (that's right - [[CaptainObvious an Elephant Seal may grow to the the]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin size of an elephant!).elephant!]]).

*** ''Dunkleosteus terrelli'' is an extinct creature that is probably the best example (aside from sharks) which is a fish, incredibly large, and monstrous (so much so that it is hypothesized to be a cannibal to its own species). Most researches believe it to have had the strongest bite force of any vertebrate alive or extinct. It could grow up to 30 feet long.

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*** ''Dunkleosteus terrelli'' is an extinct creature that is probably the best example (aside from sharks) which is a fish, incredibly large, and monstrous (so much so that it is hypothesized to be a cannibal to its own species). Most researches believe it It is believed to have had the strongest bite force of any vertebrate alive or extinct. It could grow up to 30 feet long.

** The armored terror (that's the actual in-universe name) is a thirty-foot-long carnivorous fish covered in armor-like scales and provided with a beaklike pair of fangs easily capable of severing limbs. It normally hunts fish in shallow water, but it's perfectly happy to go after boats and people. Physically, it sounds a lot like an oversized ''Dunkleosteus''.

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** The armored terror (that's the actual in-universe name) is a thirty-foot-long carnivorous fish covered in armor-like scales and provided with a beaklike pair of fangs easily capable of severing limbs. It normally hunts fish in shallow water, but it's perfectly happy to go after boats and people. Physically, it sounds a lot like an oversized ''Dunkleosteus''.''Dunkleosteus'' (

*** ''Dunkleosteus terrelli'' is an extinct creature that is probably the only example (aside from sharks) which is a fish, incredibly large, and monstrous (so much so that it is hypothesized to be a cannibal to its own species). Most researches believe it to have had the strongest bite force of any vertebrate alive or extinct. It could grow up to 30 feet long.

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*** ''Dunkleosteus terrelli'' is an extinct creature that is probably the only best example (aside from sharks) which is a fish, incredibly large, and monstrous (so much so that it is hypothesized to be a cannibal to its own species). Most researches believe it to have had the strongest bite force of any vertebrate alive or extinct. It could grow up to 30 feet long.

*** Other huge marine reptiles include the 69-foot ''Shastasaurus'', the largest of the ichthyosaurs ("fish lizards"); ''Mosasaurus hoffmani' - a terrifiying apex predator which could grow 56 feet long (the largest known lizard species of all time); and the 49-foot ''Pliosaurus funkei'' ([[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Predator X]]), also a superpredator.

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*** Other huge marine reptiles include the 69-foot ''Shastasaurus'', the largest of the ichthyosaurs ("fish lizards"); ''Mosasaurus hoffmani' hoffmani'' - a terrifiying apex predator which could grow 56 feet long (the largest known lizard species of all time); and the 49-foot ''Pliosaurus funkei'' ([[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Predator X]]), also a superpredator.

* If one takes the vast scope of the Earth's history, most mythological or legendary "sea monsters" [[TruthInTelevision do have basis in reality]]. Some huge water dwellers which resemble sea monsters are listed below:

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* If one takes the vast scope of the Earth's history, most many of the well-known mythological or legendary "sea monsters" [[TruthInTelevision do have basis in reality]]. Some huge water dwellers which resemble sea monsters are listed below:

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